HRVP Blog – A few weeks ago, I returned to the Island of Ventotene, in Italy, where in 1941 a visionary manifesto “For a free and united Europe” was published. Many of those visions have become reality, but, in the current tense geopolitical context, much more needs to be done to strengthen our political union and reinforce our common foreign and security policy.

HRVP Blog - Tomorrow, I will meet with EU defence ministers to discuss the future of the EU Satellite Centre (in short SatCen). It plays a unique role in Europe's security ecosystem, supplying EU and Member States actors with critical analysis of satellite imagery. To stay at the forefront of geospatial intelligence and meet rising demand, SatCen's resources need to keep pace.